Washington's 9th Congressional District election, 2024

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Washington's 9th Congressional District
Top-two primary General election
Election details
Filing deadline: May 10, 2024
Primary: August 6, 2024 General: November 5, 2024
How to vote
Poll times: Poll opening hours vary; close at 8 p.m. Voting in Washington
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic DDHQ and The Hill: Safe Democratic Inside Elections: Solid Democratic Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic
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All U.S. House districts, including the 9th Congressional District of Washington, held elections in 2024. The general election was November 5, 2024. The primary was August 6, 2024. The filing deadline was May 10, 2024. The outcome of this race affected the partisan balance of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 119th Congress. All 435 House districts were up for election.

At the time of the election, Republicans held a 220-212 majority with three vacancies. As a result of the election, Republicans retained control of the U.S. House, winning 220 seats to Democrats' 215. To read more about the 2024 U.S. House elections, click here.

In the 2022 election in this district, the Democratic candidate won 71.6%-28.2%. Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have defeated Donald Trump (R) 71.5%-26.3%.

For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

• Washington's 9th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 top-two primary)

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. House Washington District 9

Incumbent D. Adam Smith defeated Melissa Chaudhry in the general election for U.S. House Washington District 9 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		D. Adam Smith (D)	65.4	182,780
		Melissa Chaudhry (D)	32.4	90,601
		Other/Write-in votes	2.1	5,917

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 279,298
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Washington District 9

Incumbent D. Adam Smith and Melissa Chaudhry defeated Paul Martin, C. Mark Greene, and David Ishii in the primary for U.S. House Washington District 9 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		D. Adam Smith (D)	53.8	78,761
✔		Melissa Chaudhry (D)	20.7	30,229
		Paul Martin (R)	18.2	26,646
		C. Mark Greene (R)	6.5	9,459
		David Ishii (Bipartisan Party)	0.7	963
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	248

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 146,306
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Candidate profiles

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Melissa Chaudhry

Party: Democratic Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography:  "I am running for Congress in WA’s most richly diverse district – still Represented by a career politician who does not reflect the majority of his constituents. My campaign is built on pillars of justice, sustainability, and community empowerment, addressing the urgent needs of our communities. I bring a unique blend of local involvement and global experience, and bring wide experience in innovative solutions and frontline challenges that gives me the ability to lead us into the future. I believe that America must lead by example, not force—using our influence abroad to advocate for peace, strengthen human rights, prioritize diplomacy, and de-emphasize military force, as America transitions from a position of global dominance to one of cooperative and responsible participation in the international community. My husband is an Honorable, disabled US Army veteran – with our baby daughter, we are a BIPOC family. Issues such as immigrant rights, housing, healthcare, and education, are personal to me. I believe that a term of service in Congress should never be used to further the aims of a foreign country or line the pockets of mega-corporations who profit from never ending wars. I’ve been an activist for peace since childhood and will meaningfully represent our shared American values of peace, equality, liberty, and justice for all. I am here to ask for your support, to help bring transformative change to our district and our country, and ensure that every voice is truly heard."

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Key Messages

To read this candidate's full survey responses, click here.

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Foreign Policy and Human Rights: I hold a principled stance against war crimes and violations of international law, especially regarding the Israel-Palestine conflict. America has a duty to stand against oppression and use our influence to support the human rights of all people.

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Grassroots Engagement and Representation: My campaign is powered by grassroots support. I do not take money from defense contractors or AIPAC-aligned entities. I am not beholden to high-stake donors and so I’m capable of genuinely representing the people of CD9 in all our beautiful, rich diversity.

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Inclusivity and Social Justice: I am committed to social justice, inclusivity, and equal rights for all, drawing on my background as a female candidate from an immigrant Muslim family with a deep history of community service. My platform includes strong stances on immigration, veterans' affairs, and human rights, both domestically and internationally.

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Washington District 9 in 2024.

Voting information

See also: Voting in Washington

Election information in Washington: Nov. 5, 2024, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 5, 2024
• By mail: Received by Oct. 28, 2024
• Online: Oct. 28, 2024

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

Yes

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

• In-person: N/A
• By mail: N/A by N/A
• Online: N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 5, 2024
• By mail: Postmarked by Nov. 5, 2024

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Oct. 18, 2024 to Nov. 5, 2024

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

Varies - 8:00 p.m. (PST)

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

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Survey responses from candidates in this race

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Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Melissa Chaudhry (D)

Foreign Policy and Human Rights: I hold a principled stance against war crimes and violations of international law, especially regarding the Israel-Palestine conflict. America has a duty to stand against oppression and use our influence to support the human rights of all people.

Grassroots Engagement and Representation: My campaign is powered by grassroots support. I do not take money from defense contractors or AIPAC-aligned entities. I am not beholden to high-stake donors and so I’m capable of genuinely representing the people of CD9 in all our beautiful, rich diversity.

Inclusivity and Social Justice: I am committed to social justice, inclusivity, and equal rights for all, drawing on my background as a female candidate from an immigrant Muslim family with a deep history of community service. My platform includes strong stances on immigration, veterans' affairs, and human rights, both domestically and internationally.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Melissa Chaudhry (D)

Immigration, and support for newcomers here. Peace and human rights. Environment and climate change. Alleviating poverty; economic growth from the bottom up. Green infrastructure. Vocational training and jobs. Civic infrastructure and cultural vibrancy. Demilitarization. Equality of all kinds. Education. Healthcare. Community policing; police accountability.

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

Melissa Chaudhry (D)

"Cordelia's Honor" by Lois McMaster Bujold.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Melissa Chaudhry (D)

Integrity. Accountability. Courage. Intellectual honesty. Openness to criticism. Lived experience. Commitment. Empathy.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

Melissa Chaudhry (D)

Strong principles, deep empathy, a history of inspiring loyalty, and the capacity to think in complex systems and play the long game.

What legacy would you like to leave?

Melissa Chaudhry (D)

A beautiful, thriving, and peaceful world for everyone's children.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

Melissa Chaudhry (D)

I was nine years old the day my father woke me up early for school, very agitated, and told me that a plane had hit the buildings in New York. I remember calling back to my mother in the kitchen to tell her that the second plane had hit. I remember the shock and confusion and fear at school that day - and I remember how brown students, and people who looked Muslim or spoke Arabic, started getting treated in the weeks and months afterward. I never thought it was fair.

I remember keeping a picture of my parents in my school desk a few years later, when my father, a Navy doctor, was deployed - first to Afghanistan, then to Iraq. I remember calling him in the evenings, and him helping me with my homework over the phone. I remember how different he was when he came home.

And I remember when Abu Ghraib came to light, and shattered my youthful naivete and faith in my country. Those photos blasted my heart open, and made it extremely clear to me that of course, people who were suffering foreign occupation and that kind of ill treatment would resist. Wouldn't you?

It has been a long journey through disillusionment and voyages of personal discovery, global learning, academic studies of history and possibility, and frontline service. Thanks to god (or the universe) and the love and support of many people, I've found my way into a mature patriotism, coupled with a responsibility and dedication to spend my life making this beautiful country better than I found it. That includes making sure that we never again treat people like we've treated Muslims since 9/11, and that we never again invade countries and destroy their infrastructure for Beltway profits, the way we did Iraq and Afghanistan.

What is your favorite book? Why?

Melissa Chaudhry (D)

"Cordelia's Honor" by Lois McMaster Bujold. Literary fiction. Because it shows how - over the long arc of generations - one human being could remediate some of the worst of humanity, change the course of history, and shape an entire civilization, simply by doing the best she could in situations she didn't control, and while feeling herself to be nothing special. Since I was a teenager, Cordelia has been among my best role models. She shows what true nobility of spirit - which has nothing to do with arrogance - and an attitude of servant leadership, plus a healthy dose of hard work and good luck, can accomplish.

If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?

Melissa Chaudhry (D)

Cordelia Vorkosigan, from books in The Vorkosigan Saga by Lois McMaster Bujold

Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics?

Melissa Chaudhry (D)

There are pros and cons either way, depending on the circumstances. When fundamental change is needed and desired by constituents, then electing newcomers to politics is the better approach.

What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

Melissa Chaudhry (D)

Transitioning from our eighty-year position of global dominance - often called 'leadership' - into a position of responsible, respectful, collaborative participation in a global community of self-determining nations, while making the world safer and healthier and freer and more prosperous for all people.

There are three necessary components of that process that will be true challenges: 1. reckoning with American history of racism at home and regime change and wars of aggression abroad, and working to arrive at healing and peace - around shared principles; 2. dealing with our national economic situation (our country's debt burden, etc.) without hyperinflation or collapse, and 3. demilitarizing and decarbonizing, and countering the extreme momentum of the military-industrial complex and oil industry.

All of them are possible, with clear vision, a systems-thinking mindset, a deeply compassionate and empathetic worldview, solid principles, both global and frontline experience, independence from undue influence, and a willingness to make hard decisions and play the long game.

I possess all those characteristics, and I'm offering them in service to CD9 and to America.

Both sitting representatives and candidates for office hear many personal stories from the residents of their district. Is there a story that you’ve heard that you found particularly touching, memorable, or impactful?

Melissa Chaudhry (D)

My husband is a decorated, disabled US Military veteran who was permanently injured in service. He's also an immigrant who has been denied his rightfully earned citizenship for over 20 years.

His case is riddled with *proven* instances of racism, bias, corruption, and fraud on the part of the United States Government, in some instances resulting in criminal convictions against government representatives personally involved in his case. Some of the bias is systemic, well-documented by the ACLU (www.aclusocal.org/en/publication/muslims-need-not-apply), and embedded in USCIS. There are children who were born after he left the military who can vote in this election, and he's been fighting for his naturalization - that should have taken a few weeks - this whole time.

To me, this story encapsulates two sides of America. On the one, an honorable, hopeful, hard-working, and well-intentioned immigrant dedicated to the ideals of America - to liberty, equality, and justice, the principles we're all raised to hold dear. And on the other, a system embedded in the institutional structures of this country that is deeply invested in maintaining its illegitimate power and preserving its racism, protecting itself against all honesty, exposure, and accountability.

People like my husband - and there are tens if not hundreds of thousands like him - deserve recompense. They deserve recognition, and they deserve justice. The only way for a healthy society to operate is with one set of rules for all - when there are different rules, based on discriminatory criteria, society will gradually fracture and decay. That's not the future I want for our kids.

I believe in the ideals of America, and I believe that anyone who comes here to share in, partake of, and uphold those same ideals is as American as anyone else, deserving of equal rights, equal opportunities, equal responsibilities, and equal protection of the law.

Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?

Melissa Chaudhry (D)

Compromise is natural, necessary, and often healthy and valuable... up to a point. That point is where compromise would break a fundamental principle. At that point, compromise becomes toxic and deadly, because to compromise a core principle is to submit to injury or death to an essential characteristic, a component of soul. When it's about a fundamental principle, you can never compromise.

Campaign finance

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
D. Adam Smith	Democratic Party	$1,677,916	$1,701,114	$570,753	As of December 31, 2024
Melissa Chaudhry	Democratic Party	$227,468	$108,983	$118,484	As of December 31, 2024
C. Mark Greene	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Paul Martin	Republican Party	$1,825	$1,161	$664	As of July 17, 2024
David Ishii	Bipartisan Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2024. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." ** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election. *** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

• Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
• Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
• Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.
• Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.

Race ratings: Washington's 9th Congressional District election, 2024
Race tracker	Race ratings
	November 5, 2024	October 29, 2024	October 22, 2024	October 15, 2024
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic
Decision Desk HQ and The Hill	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Washington in the 2024 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Washington, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2024
State	Office	Party	Signatures required	Filing fee	Filing deadline	Source
Washington	U.S. House	Ballot-qualified candidates	1,740	$1,740.00	5/10/2024	Source
Washington	U.S. House	Unaffiliated candidates	1,000	N/A	8/2/2024	Source

District analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.

• District map - A map of the district in place for the election.
• Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2024 U.S. House elections in the state.
• Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
• State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.

• District map
• Competitiveness
• Presidential elections
• State party control

Below was the map in use at the time of the election. Click the map below to enlarge it.

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2024

This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in Washington.

Washington U.S. House competitiveness, 2014-2024
Office	Districts/ offices	Seats	Open seats	Candidates	Possible primaries	Contested top-two primaries	% of contested primaries	Incumbents in contested primaries	% of incumbents in contested primaries
2024	10	10	2	62	10	10	100.0%	8	100.0%
2022	10	10	0	68	10	10	100.0%	10	100.0%
2020	10	10	1	73	10	10	100.0%	9	100.0%
2018	10	10	1	49	10	8	80.0%	7	77.8%
2016	10	10	1	56	10	10	100.0%	9	100.0%
2014	10	10	1	49	10	10	100.0%	9	100.0%

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Washington in 2024. Information below was calculated on June 4, 2024, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

Sixty-two candidates ran for Washington’s 10 U.S. House districts, including 26 Democrats, 25 Republicans, three Independents, and eight non-major party candidates. That’s an average of 6.2 candidates per district. That’s lower than the 6.8 candidates per district in 2022 and the 7.3 in 2020.

The 5th and 6th Congressional Districts were open in 2024, meaning no incumbents ran for re-election. That’s the most open districts in an election cycle this decade.

Incumbent Reps. Cathy McMorris Rogers (R-05) and Derek Kilmer (D-06) did not run for re-election because they retired from public office.

Eleven candidates—five Democrats and six Republicans—ran for the open 5th Congressional District, the most candidates who ran for a seat in Washington in 2024.

All 10 primaries were contested in 2024. Between 2022 and 2014, an average of 9.6 primaries were contested per year.

Eight incumbents—seven Democrats and one Republican—were in contested primaries in 2024. Between 2022 and 2014, an average of 8.8 incumbents were in contested primaries per year.

No districts were guaranteed to either party because Democratic and Republican candidates filed to run in all 10 districts. Washington utilizes a top-two primary system. In a top-two primary system, all candidates are listed on the same ballot. The top two vote-getters, regardless of their partisan affiliations, advance to the general election.

Partisan Voter Index

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+21. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 21 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Washington's 9th the 59th most Democratic district nationally.

2020 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2020 presidential election would have been in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by Daily Kos.

2020 presidential results in Washington's 9th based on 2024 district lines
Joe Biden	Donald Trump
71.5%	26.3%

Inside Elections Baselines

See also: Inside Elections

Inside Elections' Baseline is a figure that analyzes all federal and statewide election results from the district over the past four election cycles. The results are combined in an index estimating the strength of a typical Democratic or Republican candidate in the congressional district. The table below displays the Baseline data for this district.

Inside Elections Baseline for 2024
Democratic Baseline	Republican Baseline	Difference
68.3	31.1	R+37.3

Presidential voting history

See also: Presidential election in Washington, 2020

Washington presidential election results (1900-2020)

• 17 Democratic wins
• 13 Republican wins
• 1 other win

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020
Winning Party	R	R	R	P	D	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	D	D	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D

See also: Party control of Washington state government

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Washington's congressional delegation as of May 2024.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Washington
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	2	8	10
Republican	0	2	2
Independent	0	0	0
Vacancies	0	0	0
Total	2	10	12

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Washington's top four state executive offices as of May 2024.

State executive officials in Washington, May 2024
Office	Officeholder
Governor	Jay Inslee
Lieutenant Governor	Denny Heck
Secretary of State	Steve Hobbs
Attorney General	Bob Ferguson

State legislature

Washington State Senate

Party		As of NFebruary 2024
	Democratic Party	29
	Republican Party	20
	Other	0
	Vacancies	0
Total		49

Washington House of Representatives

Party		As of February 2024
	Democratic Party	58
	Republican Party	40
	Other	0
	Vacancies	0
Total		98

Trifecta control

The table below shows the state's trifecta status from 1992 until the 2024 election.

Washington Party Control: 1992-2024
Eighteen years of Democratic trifectas  •  No Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
Governor	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Senate	R	D	D	D	D	R	R	D	D	D	D	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
House	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	S	S	S	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D

District history

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2018.

2022

See also: Washington's 9th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Washington District 9

Incumbent D. Adam Smith defeated Douglas Michael Basler in the general election for U.S. House Washington District 9 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		D. Adam Smith (D)	71.6	171,746
		Douglas Michael Basler (R)	28.2	67,631
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	471

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 239,848
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Washington District 9

The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House Washington District 9 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		D. Adam Smith (D)	55.2	78,272
✔		Douglas Michael Basler (R)	20.6	29,144
		Stephanie Gallardo (D)	15.9	22,531
	Submit photo	Sea Chan (R)	3.8	5,338
		Seth Pedersen (R)	3.4	4,781
	Submit photo	David Michael Anderson (Independent)	1.1	1,541
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	153

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 141,760
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Amelia Paz (D)
• David Ishii (D)
• Krystal Marx (D)

2020

See also: Washington's 9th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Washington District 9

Incumbent D. Adam Smith defeated Douglas Michael Basler in the general election for U.S. House Washington District 9 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		D. Adam Smith (D)	74.1	258,771
		Douglas Michael Basler (R)	25.7	89,697
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	582

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 349,050
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Washington District 9

Incumbent D. Adam Smith and Douglas Michael Basler defeated Joshua Campbell and Jorge Besada in the primary for U.S. House Washington District 9 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		D. Adam Smith (D)	73.6	145,601
✔		Douglas Michael Basler (R)	15.6	30,923
	Submit photo	Joshua Campbell (R)	8.1	15,983
	Submit photo	Jorge Besada (L)	2.4	4,792
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	560

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 197,859
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2018

See also: Washington's 9th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Washington District 9

Incumbent D. Adam Smith defeated Sarah Smith in the general election for U.S. House Washington District 9 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		D. Adam Smith (D)	67.9	163,345
		Sarah Smith (D)	32.1	77,222

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 240,567
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Washington District 9

Incumbent D. Adam Smith and Sarah Smith defeated Douglas Michael Basler in the primary for U.S. House Washington District 9 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		D. Adam Smith (D)	48.4	71,035
✔		Sarah Smith (D)	26.9	39,409
		Douglas Michael Basler (R)	24.7	36,254

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 146,698
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See also

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Footnotes

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Washington's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Maria Cantwell (D)

Patty Murray (D)

Representatives

District 1

Suzan DelBene (D)

District 2

Rick Larsen (D)

District 3

Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez (D)

District 4

Dan Newhouse (R)

District 5

Michael Baumgartner (R)

District 6

Emily Randall (D)

District 7

Pramila Jayapal (D)

District 8

Kim Schrier (D)

District 9

D. Adam Smith (D)

District 10

Marilyn Strickland (D)

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